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26.11.2019 “Now Be Glad, Berlin!” Article It wasn't just the peperoncini promised by Jacques Herzog to spice up the facade that turned up the heat at the public information event for the Museum of the 20th Century on November 18, 2019. The participants discussed all of the important questions relati

The IAI Library has the world’s most complete collection of publications from the unique Cuban publishing house Ediciones Vigía, where each book appears as a handmade work of art. The library of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) holds with ist more than 300 titles the world’s largest collectio

21.11.2018 „Washington was a Revolution“ Article The architect of the Washington Conference, Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, on the achievements of the Washington Principles from 1998. How did you first become involved in the issue of Holocaust-era assets? In 1968 I joined Vice President (Hubert) Hu

21.11.2018 Right to be Returned? Article An estimated 600,000 works of art were plundered by the Nazis. A summary of restitutions to date Twenty years have passed since the Washington Conference on Holocaust Era Assets. This is an anniversary to celebrate even if the fact itself is no reason for joy

31.08.2016 The Long Road to Spandau Article The KUNSTASYL project tells people's stories of life as a refugee. Now you can find out about them in the Museum Europäischer Kulturen. Afghanistan. Pakistan. Iran. Iraq. Turkey. Greece. Macedonia. Serbia. Hungary. Austria. Liechtenstein. Switzerland. Fran

Exchange with indigenous representatives from the Brazilian Amazon region of Xingú at the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) On October 18, 2024, indigenous representatives of the Waurá and Kuikuro from the Brazilian Amazon region of the Rio Xingú visited the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI). Au

Donald Trump wants to reinterpret American history by decree The President of the SPK, Hermann Parzinger , and his designated successor, Marion Ackermann , have sharply criticized the US President's announcement that he intends to influence museums in order to influence representations of American h

21.11.2018 The Search Goes On Article 20 years of the Washington Principles: Gilbert Lupfer draws an interim balance Together with Germany’s Kulturstiftung der Länder (Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States) and Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation), Deu

Why was the Sale of the Guelph Treasure not a Forced Sale? Article The historical evidence clearly shows that although certain members of the consortium that sold the Guelph Treasure in 1935 were Jewish, the sale does not qualify as a forced sale due to Nazi persecution. Based on extensive research

We greet you at the end of the year with a picture of the rotunda of the Altes Museum Next year, we will be celebrating 200 years of the Museum Island Berlin, and Schinkel ‘s magnificent building will be at the centre of the celebrations: the foundation stone for the first public museum in Prussia w